Hey thanx for the responses!!! These are fairly new beans, C-13, I wonder if I should scuff slightly just in case? Do u just scuff the part where it cracks open or the whole thing...never done it before. Or maybe I'll try the first 4 without scuffing to see. I gonna put then in rockwool starter cubes then place them on top of my DVR player because I believe it's pretty warm. Good idea? Or should I not use a heat source? Thanks again!!!